‘Alligator Alcatraz’
A new migrant detention center opened yesterday in the Florida Everglades, with President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in attendance. Nicknamed…
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DeSantis Signs Budget, Vetoes $567M
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed what he said was a $117.4…
Groups Seek to Halt Ballot Initiatives Law
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Additional restrictions on the state’s ballot-initiative process that take effect Tuesday could…
Supreme Court Ruling Restarts Porn Age Verification Fight
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a ruling that has implications for a battle over a similar…
Weekly Roundup: Alligators and ICE
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Amid what Gov. Ron DeSantis called the “sauna stage of Tallahassee weather,”…
States Plan University Accreditation Revamp
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida is working with university leaders from five other Southern states to…
Detention Center Likely at Camp Blanding
By The News Service of Florida Amid controversy about a plan to build a detention facility for undocumented immigrants in the Everglades,…
State Employees to Get Extra Day Off
By The News Service of Florida State employees will get a little extra time to enjoy the Independence Day weekend. Gov. Ron…
Settlement Eyed in Immigration Fight
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida is attempting to settle a long-running legal battle with the federal…
Groups Urge Continued Halt of Social Media Law
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying parents should make decisions about their children’s social-media use, industry groups…
Florida Jobless Rate Stays at 3.7 Percent
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unemployment rate held at 3.7 percent in May, after inching up…
Weekly Roundup: ‘Long and Winding Road’ in the Rearview
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — House and Senate leaders brought the gavel down on the 105-day legislative…